Couplet 700-702

پُنبہ آں گوشِ سرّ گوشِ سرست

The cotton (hindrance) of hidden ears are the ears on the head

تا نگردد ایں کر آں باطن کرست

The hidden one is deaf till this is not deaf

بے حس و بے گوش و بے فکرت شوید

Be more contended without senses & ears

تا خطابِ اِرْجِعِی را بشنوید

So that you could listen to the call of ارجعی

تا بگفت و گوئے بےداری دری

Till you are in the discussion & oration with senses

تو زگفتِ خواب کے بوئے بَری

You would not be benefitted with the discussions of dream

Now Maulana is explaining the above contents. He says that the cotton/ hindrance of the hidden ears are these external ears itself and the hidden ears will remain deaf till these external ears won’t become deaf. It is because the nafs could not tilt to two sides simultaneously and when the effects of these external ears i.e. connection with the worldly desires be there, the effects of the hidden ears could not be seen  i.e. tilt towards roohani quality and spiritual wisdoms would not be possible. This is the meaning that one cannot comprehend the hidden ears till it is surrounded by the external years. When you become an accomplished one, then you would be able to listen to the call of ارجعی, as in Quran (89:28):

"Come back to your Lord, Well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing unto Him!

This does not mean that you are actually listening the call of ارجعی in this world itself, though it is possible, but not mandatory. Rather, it means that with the reduction of these external ears, your nafs becomes contended (مطمعنہ) i.e. you will become accomplished to listen to this call. Though actual hearing of the call may be in the Hereafter. Further he puts forward an example of this content that when you are involved in the discussions in woken up condition (i.e. woke up condition), you won’t be able to be aware of the discussion of dreams. It is because, it happens only in dreams and dreams are not possible while woken up and hence even happening of that discussion could not be possible. Similarly, consider this world as woken up (بےداری) and the hidden world as dream and hence till you are busy here, you won’t be able to concentrate there. And without concentration and tilt towards hidden world, the comprehension of hidden directions (امور باطنی ) would not be possible.

Thus it has been explained here that obtaining the hidden lights are dependent on solitude and meditation and meditation is dependent on the rejection of connection with the worldly affairs and the rejection of connection with the worldly affairs is dependent on reduction of connection with external things. Thus when connection is reduced, then concern for the same will be reduced and attention be made towards that side and when attention be tilted towards that side, the hidden wisdom and condition be revealed and union be happened.